Funds advised by CVC Capital Partners have acquired a controlling stake in Skrill, a provider of alternative payment solutions to the online industry, from a consortium of investors led by Investcorp, who will remain as a shareholder. Founded in 2001, Skrill is one of Europe’s largest online payment systems
Adventoris, the Huddersfield-based software development company, has raised GBP600,000 that will enable the company to launch its new business software in the UK. Founded in 2012 by its chief executive James Clarkson and chief operating officer Tim Longton, Adventoris has developed an online cloud-based enterprise software called SwiftCloud. The platform
CarProof, the Canadian vehicle history report provider, has sold a minority stake in the company to Hellman & Friedman, a San Francisco-based private equity investment firm with offices in London, New York and San Francisco. "Hellman & Friedman is thrilled to invest in and partner with CarProof," says Ed
Private equity firm Encore Consumer Capital has completed the sale of its portfolio company Juice Tyme, a manufacturer and marketer of shelf-stable, bag-in-box juice and beverage concentrates for use in foodservice dispensing machines, to Highlander Partners. Scott Sellers, managing director of Encore Consumer Capital, says: “This is a bittersweet
RJD Partners has completed the sale of its investment in Ipes, an independent provider of fund administration and outsourcing services. The transaction values Ipes at GBP50m, giving a return to RJD of 3x its original investment. Exchange of contracts took place in April, with final completion now occurring
Ogier has advised OMERS Private Equity, in equal partnership with Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), on its successful bid for Vue Entertainment from Doughty Hanson and management for a value of GBP935m (circa USD1.48bn). The acquisition was financed by the issue of GBP300m fixed rate notes, EUR290m floating rate notes,
Private equity firm Parthenon Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of Bracket from Express Scripts Holding Company. Bracket, a specialty services provider, assists pharmaceutical companies and CROs maximise clinical data integrity and ultimately achieve greater certainty in trial outcomes with a unique range of solutions that span both eClinical
Nordstjernan is to sell 100 per cent of the shares in KMT Group to American Industrial Partners (AIP). KMT designs and manufactures products using ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) pump technology in industrial manufacturing, surface preparation, and food processing applications. Headquartered in Baxter Springs, Kansas, KMT has more than 400 employees
Ernst & Young’s global technology update for the second quarter of 2013 shows a mixed picture, with private equity (PE) deal-making soaring while corporate deal-making continued a three-quarter-long slide. At USD33.4bn, the aggregate value of all disclosed-value deals is essentially flat year-over-year (YOY) and down eight per cent sequentially
Grant Thornton UK advised on eight private equity mid-market deals last month, accounting for just under a quarter of the 35 investments completed in the mid-market. The deals Grant Thornton advised on were completed across six industries. Mo Merali, head of private equity at Grant Thornton UK, ays:
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